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A scary Halloween for bats

October 30, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
bats, bees, disease, endangeredspecies, white-nose syndrome, wildlife

This weekend as my little goblin and I make our way out into the night in search of treats, there may be more witches and ghosts than bats for us to keep an eye out for.  That's because in three...continued

A setback for wolf science

October 23, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
biogems, endangeredspecies, wildlife, wolves, yellowstone

A news article in today's issue of Science magazine discusses the consequences of the northern Rockies wolf hunts on years of scientific research on some of the most well-studied wolves in North America - those of Yellowstone National Park.  Since...continued

Anecdotal wolf data is convenient – except when it isn’t

October 6, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
biogems, endangeredspecies, rockymountains, wildlife, wolves, yellowstone

For years, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has disregarded empirically based calculations of population size that call for thousands of wolves to maintain a viable population. Instead, they preferred to point to anecdotal "case histories" of small, isolated populations...continued

Wolf hunt quotas in the Rocky Mountains - let's do the math

August 20, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
endangeredspecies, rockymountains, wildlife, wolves, yellowstone

Those of you who have been following the situation with wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains know that NRDC, along with a coalition of groups, has sued the US Fish and Wildlife Service over their flawed plan to remove endangered...continued

Of mice and wolves - not so equal in the equality state

June 23, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
endangeredspecies, preblesmeadowjumpingmouse, rockymountains, wildlife, wolves

I've written before about the saga surrounding the Preble's meadow jumping mouse  - from political interference to mixed up lab samples - this little mouse with giant feet and a long tail has had a rough ride.  And the final...continued

Raising a naturalist in your own backyard

June 22, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
birds, kids, nature, parenting, simplesteps, wildlife

I recently read an article that gave advice to parents on keeping their kids connected to nature in a (very) urban setting.  One of the recommendations was to bring "natural elements" into your living space like sticks and leaves.  We...continued

The "basically impossible, theoretical, worst-case scenario" for wolves takes effect today

May 4, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
delist, endangeredspecies, wildlife, wolves, yellowstone

Last month, as the Department of the Interior finalized the on-again delisting of wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains, I was out of the office experiencing the delirium of sleep deprivation that comes with the birth of a new child. ...continued

Let the black eagle soar

March 4, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
endangeredspecies, obama, publiclands, wildlife

Yesterday I had the honor of attending the Department of Interior's 160th anniversary celebration where President Obama gave an inspiring speech about the value of our public lands and the wildlife that inhabits them.  Importantly, he said that for too...continued

The bell curve tolls for wolves

January 15, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
delisting, endangeredspecies, wildlife, wolves, yellowstone

Yesterday we pointed out that NRDC provided a detailed review of scientific arguments for the need for thousands of wolves in the rocky mountain region - that the Fish and Wildlife Service ignored.  What they also ignored were comments that...continued

Going my way? Why wolves may need to start hitch-hiking

January 15, 2009

Posted by Sylvia Fallon in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
delisting, endangeredspecies, wildlife, wolves, yellowstone

When a federal judge returned endangered species protections to wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains last year, one of the deciding issues was the fact that the wolves in the three sub-populations of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana had not achieved...continued

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Sylvia Fallon
Staff Scientist
Washington, DC
My interest in the natural world led me to study ecology and evolutionary biology, but...
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